Redhat Openshift Engineer US, DC, Tampa, San Antonio; Secret

Overview

Tampa, FL;
United States;
Washington, DC

The SMX Space and Intelligence (S&I) Business Unit (BU) is on the ground floor across the future remote sensing ecosystem for all orbital regimes (LEO, MEO, HEO, and GEO). We build, integrate, and operationally support our customer's emerging space-ground systems to include real-time data processing frameworks, sensor data processing, and data visualization. We are teamed with the most passionate companies in industry, dedicated to bringing best-of-breed capabilities to address our customers most pressing needs.

We have an immediate opportunity for a Redhat Open Shift Engineer who is excited to apply their talents to our customer's challenging project and one who will thrive in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is a recognized professional with hands-on expertise and an excellent understanding of engineering processes supporting large, National Defense, Agile software development programs.

Work will be performed in Colorado. Please apply to this role if you have interest in relocating to Colorado.

• Design, deploy, operate, and maintain Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x environments
• Administer and support Kubernetes clusters, including upgrades, scaling, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for repeatable and reliable platform deployments
• Develop, maintain, and execute Ansible playbooks for system and platform automation
• Support CI/CD pipelines enabling Dev Sec Ops  workflows (e.g., Git Lab CI, Jenkins)
• Integrate container platforms with underlying compute, storage, and networking infrastructure
• Apply and maintain security hardening in accordance with DoD and DISA requirements
• Support compliance activities, including DISA STIGs, SCAP scans, and remediation
• Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity; troubleshoot and resolve issues across the stack
• Collaborate with application teams to onboard, deploy, and optimize containerized workloads
• Document architectures, configurations, procedures, and operational runbooks
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and cross-functional technical reviews
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining Kubernetes environments using Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x or later
• 3+ years of professional experience administering Linux systems
• Strong understanding of Ansible and automation using playbooks
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tooling
• Experience operating container platforms in a secure or regulated environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

• Strong development or operational experience with Docker, docker-compose, and Kubernetes
• Experience deploying and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for Dev Sec Ops  (e.g., Git Lab CI, Jenkins)
• Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks for automation and orchestration
• Experience hardening Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems using DISA SCAP and STIG Viewer
• Experience with VMware compute, storage, and networking
• Experience with Dell servers, switches, and SAN solutions
• Scripting experience using Bash, Python, or Perl
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions in containerized environments

Application-related notes, background checks, and compliance details will be provided as part of the standard SMX hiring process. SMX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Selected applicants may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position.